I have always loved the idea of freedom. I have always loved the idea of freedom.

My teachers told me about that when I was a kid when they were explaining America and how America works and what the British were doing, why we had to have a revolution.

I was like, that's awesome.

Then I had a government class or two, and they explained what the Constitution does and how it's this document that limits the

power of the state. And then I found out about the Bill of Rights. What? Are you kidding me?

Like there's a whole list of things that the government can't infringe upon. This is rad.

Freedom is great. But I also got taught the Spider-Man lesson growing up by my teachers,

by my parents, at church. There's a lot of responsibility that comes with the power of

freedom. In order for society to work, all of these rules, the way America's designed,

it assumes an ethical population, It assumes an intelligent population, an

empathetic population who will use that freedom for all the opportunities that come with that

for good things. And so I was just sold on that vision already, right? And then I get into

college and somewhere along the line when I was in college, maybe just a little after. I was just sold on that vision already, right? And then I get into college and somewhere along the line when I was in college.

Maybe just a little after.

Somewhere there.

Braveheart came out.

The story of the Scottish patriot William Wallace, who in the late 12th, early 1300s,

went and fought back against Edward the Long shanks of england and the whole thing

was you know the mel gibson movie it was all kind of a metaphor for america and freedom and all

of that and i don't care some people would make fun of it for that whatever it's best picture

this is the best picture in my heart too the music is by jamesner, bagpipes and stuff, and the misty Highland mountains.

And oh, my goodness, it stirred ethnic memory within me, some genetic, deep-seated attachment

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